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filed May 31,1321. .Appljeatien for EEZiEZi 1%. 655392.

Each izxfi'mca 51133905 5 .wrizxmmlly p 3011 h"). 1'7, 17 very r'ofla lscseiy the lower set f m1 cmnprise a Line wemxd the relatively- Jbkmrimd fabric :1

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wilt-5%? long slots retaining the spindle liver rail while Dermitting it to rise two rol ls change in size, in man 1m", The turret 11 is 1 turned in bring tha sew-m1 ml into Working salignmeni; -up mm 10. 18 represents the 9 form. anumber of relatively strips 33f fabric, and 19 .Ew. as is semetimes used tn con trips in @rder that $11533: drawn nn'te umss ive the p yu v 0% whisk 1s journaleii an aver 5316.13?! 91, and in an iimermediam Li ich fis 3101113121651 an o'ver-mnging a 1553., the over-hanging portiens at said w "n3; squa 'ad and positioned in zzllgnmant "2 m; the ply-up table 10. r m; (1 0-1? the upper sspigmile 21 extends bearing 23 is a friction washer 0 1 said extended portion and 2 hearing; 0f saic} spingile, and 24:

1d friction Washer and :3, upon the and 03*. ha losing adaftei. to bit'akr: 2 6 is a liner delivwy 1-011 L m "ef'? hanging squamci .1%: axiianh beyanii its: bearing ring inerpcsed upam with slotted or forked bearings 31, 31 thereover for a parallel shaft 32. 33 is auelongated roll loosely journaled on shaft 30, and

34 is an elongated presser-roll preferably of heavy metal constructionloosely journaled on shaft is a, hand-crank forturnin the shaft 30, 36 is a sprocket wheel secured to the rear end of shaft 30, and 37 is a chain connecting said, sprocket with the sprocket 28 of shaft 22. a 38, are hub cams eccentrically mounted on the shaft 32 outside its respective bearings 31, each cam being provided "with a hand-lever 39 and adapted to co--act with s stud all), extending from the frame 29 adjacent the shaft 38, only one of which. studs shown, to raise the shaft 32 and roll 34 from the roll 33, Each cam 38 is formed with a. notch 41 adapted by engagement with the stud to hold said shaft 32 and roll in an elevated position, and "with a.- stop pin 42 adapted to strike a stud 43 (Fig. 5) on the frame to limit the opposite or roll-closing movement of said cams, hen brought together, the rolls 33 and 3 1 are adapted, by their frictional resistance to rotation on their shafts, to tension the plied-up stock strip 18 it'is reeled onto \a stock roll 27, and by reason of'the weight of roller 30, to )rcss the fabric flat-wise, straightening it an improving the adhesion of the seams.

The frame 29 is also formed with bearings for a right-and-left-threaded screw 44 (lisposed transversel of the Work and provided with a hand cran 45. The frame'29 is also formed with guide-rails 46, 16 for a pair of transversely-slidable fabric-edge guides 4?, 4i", threaded upon said scrcn 44, said guides being formed with notches in the middle oi their upper sides, adapted to receive a bar 48 which is pivoted to the frame at (t9 and bears upon the upper surface of the work to hold it list between the edge guides 47'. As said as is permitted by the notches in said sideguidcs to depress the Work below the level of adjacent Imambers of the frame 29, over which the work slides, it is adapted to enez t a tension upon the stock strip as well as a flattening effect, The sidc-gmides 4? are adapted, by the turning of hand-crank 45, to be moved from and toward each other for different widths of stock. 7

Upon the table 10, back of the work and parallel therewith, is secured a long (plate 50 (Fig. 4), with a lateral, rearward, slotted extension 51 at each end, said plate being adapted to he adjusted from and toward the work and secured by means of wingnuts 52, 52 upon stud-bolts extending upstarted, with a liner from theroll 26,

the stock roll 27 at the delivery and of the ward from the table through the slots of said extensions. 53 is a measuring stick mounted upon the front margin of said plate '50'and proviucd with a hollow backing structure formed with a longitudinal slot 5i in its upper wall. 55, 55 are small brackets mounted upon said plate 50. 56 is a long rod or rock-shaft parallel to the work, mounted in said brackets, and 57 is a long rod parallel with the work secured in said brackets between the rock-shaft 56 and measuring stick 53, the rod 57 constituting a pivot for a series of outwardly-tapered markers or fingers 58, 58 strung upon said rod in abutting relation to each other, said fin ers thus being adapted individually to be aid over forward onto the measuring stick- 53, as shown in full lines in Fig-4, or turned over backward onto the rear rod 56, as shown in broken lines in Fig. el. These markers 58 are located at definite intervals such as one inch, and the measuring stick is correspondingly marked.

59, 59 are levers secured to the respective ends of'the rock-shaft 56, outside of the end most brackets 55, and 60 is a bar disposed parallel to said .rocl4:'-shaft, under said. fingers when the latter are in their forward position, as shown in Fig. 3, its ends being se cured to the middle parts of the levers 59,

said her thus being adapted to be moved by the turning of said lovers from the position between the front rod 57 and the mensuring stick 53 to a position over the rockshaft 56, to turn the fingers lner hackward, away from the measuring"; stick and onto the rod or rock-shait 56. 61, 61 are spaced radius arms or levers secured at their outer ends to the bar 60, and at their inner ends to the rear rod or rock-shaft 56, thus bein r adapted to mid is part of the ar. 51.

62 is an indicator formed on a slide 62 which is movable along the measuring stick 53 and adjustably secured thereon by clamping bolts mounted in the slot 54 of the hollow backing structure of said measuring stick and provided with wing-nuts 63,, 63, said indicator 62 thus being adapted to be set at a position upon the measuring stickcorresponding to the length of a ply of tireadapted to anchor the work when the latter laced upon it. a

n the operation of the apparatus, the stock rolls 17, being made up as previously stated of short strips interwound with liners, are mounted on the turret 11 and the liners are started on the liner rolls 16, as shown in. Figs. 1 and 2. A leader, 19, may be upon apparatus, although I do not limit my claims revent Saggingof the small margin may bealhawed far me leader row n1 Seam, as shown to be mm Qfii (luring the splicecli I tire-building operation. ance with H r The indicate: is a gmsitifln ihe strips the masuring stisk 53 at such distmce fraxm when I the pin 54 as m flm'respan tn 33m circumw wholly to tbs-me {If a stoak rawiniing mil Shawn, mm? or a. leader i sequently nssamoied piies. A strip, {3f biascut fabric stack pullee'l crater makes no splice withm sigh from" the roll 1'? onto the tabla 18, am} the of the gain 6%, fla indicatmr 5 end of the leader 19 may be a 5 1 J1 flux asshow'xi in Fig. IL Said stock g-am'ip is posh ticined upon thqtabie 10 with to the measuring-stick 53, and ic's leading and secured upon the pin 64. If a 189x123 is used a v ference of the tire. If the fabric is 20 be substantially awn-gated. in 1 1 ii pfilaiiflfi 0f strgtching. it (who tilQ-C-i a, @HQVVFMHH for such stretch be in the settiflg in length 20 of the imiicatsr 62. ply is hm Assuming, merely as an example, that the may be ancaarea t tire strip is in cmlsist of twn reia.ti'*-. e1y nmrunto it. row plies to go "11116181" the bead, guni two $9151 mmpl-sted, 012:9 v tivgely wide piies 120 go aver the bead, ii, will turn. back 3. at iha be seen that tha hatter, in orier to be; drawn used as Mikel-5., and. t1

onto the tiremoi'e last, should be plied up paated for n and wound into the stock r01). 27 first. Let Various modificz .us assume $350 that spiices are mat to be, without Q fling-310m allowed less than eightizmles each wntim 38 ether 39': from the first it? last and Qi tins the the csnstzrucmazl 0r 'strip. It is knsvwn in admmze t; at thew m m?) 244., in g v11. flmst be a the wide ste'ck joins I claim:

the narrow stack, but unis: rulasmteal 1. Apparatus such seam, or any other, must nstcame with cnmprissn 1 L in veiglm, inches on the tire circumfere ncfi lemgihs vfrom the strip end a 1}, or part of ccmresp the 'stri oppcsit-e the indicator 652 which {)5 fir y will un erlie the sizrip and ain the aim The space wide strip thrafore prtferarc iy will ha new man -i H m firmed for eigh M63105? t 1 m .v

twa plies, 2:15. "mo L that when bean. icifive i c :aierences a 6 may be 31011: by turning 1 the end sf the seminal-assemble @137 w at the pill; E4: am the seam heirmzen "1-11 2 M 1 and :1 ram? Staci W111 be at F) {FM-x 1') a'aght inches merefz'om. The. 2 p0. 12 60 ma therefore be laid (we om: stick 53, m5 the t .gflnn,

z 1 is in @1159 A A l mmr izzr'a "have it P h 1 i a'bg-g" be splice, an as; other I t mafia with eight inches m Splines is": $1142 first agsemcledi 311v, may akf'c 3116i 1%, since 1 them is within eight inches M the ship T 'a, or the indicator 62, w'iliah regpfiw inks 1 part of the strip which will umdafl w a,

Within gight 0f 1:,

point an the tire sfl fim bet-wean wimcome. When s I u d, the'correspimding fingers 1'1 m b J 1:5 12% 1mm eii iu zemuy Til-rived 1a" "Bans ier at {ma of a tire, means dsfinin said longitudilmi space, a set (if markers :1 apied t6 be mes ed il'ldividuaiiy into marking position ta represent corrsponding poipfis on successive length" of the W k, and csmmmn mesms fan. llumvmg said markers out 43f mfirking p0simum 5, Apparatus feta" piyin up tirefabric comprising a table adapta for the spliaing of tire-fabric thereon and the (ii-sagging 0f the tire-fabric theremer, a set of markers mounted in a mw lengthwise of the Work and'a't one side 9f tha soul-55a 0f travel of the latter, said mar. '5 being," secured against muvement length se of the work: but adapted individually t0 be maven Eaterally to markimg msition, and summon means is: thrmvmg Bald markers 01;; of markmg po sition.

Apparatus 0r piying up tire fflbIiG' uomprising & table, a mounted on said stable paraiiel with the \iillk, a sai of markars pivoted on. said Ted, stock anchcring Ina-ans and an indicate]: defining s, spase em bracing said. marker and adapted Trbe swung sham; sud rod in threw said mark ers out at 1133mm posit-i011.

'4". Apphraius 01 913mg up tire fabric comprising, a table provified with a v.imaz: stale, :1 of markers mounted in fixed positions ixs-n tlwiise of said sualehut adapted indivl iv t0 movefi laterally thereof, and as. w "ator adapted to he in ilf fare; @0115 lfingflm'lse 51nd scale.

angho 'ng means and image 8. 'Appamms i01 p13 up csmgxrising a tabie, means holding a suppiy stfiws, drawing flue Work akmg tabla, and. a markers m-fmnted table in i5 pusitiuns lengthwise 0f bu mi ix'ldividuafiy t0 be mavsdlagsmily 0f in m marking pcsitiam 9. Apparatus for g ing up Um fabriu con'iprising a table, a inst mmmwd said iable and adapted 0 11015. a plurali y stack mils selectively m werii'ing with said. table" and a 01 markers meant-- Apparatus f0? plying up time fzubzraz comprlsmfl' pg; :1 "iongitudnml pace :iLiOflf}; the t1 work on said table, a 58%; 05 m ed in be placed t0 mark respwtix e g, nitions in said space, and means :sfm' baa/wing the work frm said tabla 11. Appamiug f0:- hfi comprising a ply-up 1:10P; shoring (11138 and ha-way Heater adapted tube positions 021 said 13bit: at di from said anchoring means, max-hem adapted inciimduzl'i '10 mark respective pos ting.

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